WORKER'S+ECONOMY

[|SECOND EUROMEDITERRANEAN “WORKERS' ECONOMY” MEETING][|28-29-30 October, Thessaloniki, Greece]
 * [|The Meeting]
 * [|Methodology and structure]
 * [|Practical Information]
 * [|Thematic Axes]
 * [|Blog]
 * [|English]

[|...a space of encounter, discussion and reflection on the challenges faced by workers in their efforts to self-manage the means of production...] From Argentina and Brazil to Turkey and Kurdistan, despite any cultural and social differences, //occupied factories and work collectives represent an act of resistance// against the depreciation of labour power and the destruction of productive structures, a response to unemployment and marginalisation; at the same time they help flesh out //a proposal for the construction of a different economy//, alternative to the capitalist mode: a workers’ economy. This is a form of activity based on self-management and aims to defend the interests of those who live off their work. Such experiences may include //recuperated factories, worker cooperatives, solidarity clinics, forms of collaborative economy and other struggles for self-organization of work and self-management of the economy//.

The vibrant movements that accompany and support these endeavours //challenge the dominance of the market’s “invisible hand”//, and unambiguously put forth the questions: What are we producing? How are we producing it? For whom are we producing it? Through horizontal processes, the entire society can become a participant in the production and distribution of the wealth that society itself produces. Thus, //direct democracy, workers’ and social control and self-management// cease to be abstract concepts, and become instruments of //recovering our dignity, preserving our livelihoods and creating different social and economic relations.//

Organizers
[|• Officine Zero] [|• Viome] [|• workerscontrol.net] [|• Organization for Workers' Initiative and Democratization] [|• Athens Network of Work Collectives] [|• RiMAFLOW]

Contact
info@ euromedworkerseconomy.net

USEFUL INFO
[|Map of the venue]

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